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Government Of India Scheme Notes – On Ministry Of Petroleum And Natural Gas – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
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1. Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) 2019
• Saksham (Sanrakshan Kshamta Mahotsav) is an annual flagship event of
Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) under the aegis of
Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas, Government of India.Continue Reading Government Of India Scheme Notes – On Ministry Of Petroleum And Natural Gas – For W.B.C.S. Examination.
• Saksham actively involves the Oil & Gas PSUs along with other stakeholders like State Governments,
o To create focused attention on fuel conservation through people centric
activities and
o To sensitize the masses about the conservation and efficient use of
petroleum products leading to better health and environment.
• About PCRA (established in 1978)–
o Petroleum Conservation Research Association (PCRA) is a registered
society set up under the aegis of Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas,
Government of India.
o As a non-profit organization, PCRA is a national government
agency engaged in promoting energy efficiency in various sectors of
economy.
o PCRA aims at making oil conservation a national movement.
o As part of its mandate, PCRA is entrusted with the task of creating
awareness amongst the masses about the importance, methods and
benefits of conserving petroleum products & emission reduction.
o It sponsors R&D activities for the development of fuel-efficient
equipment / devices and organizes multi-media campaigns for creating
mass awareness for the conservation of petroleum products.
o To take the message to the people, PCRA uses all possible and effective
media for mass communication.
o To give impetus to the oil conservation movement, PCRA utilizes various
platforms like the World environment day, World energy day, various
festivals etc.
o It functions as a Think Tank to the Govt. of India for proposing policies
and strategies on petroleum conservation and environment protection
aimed at reducing excessive dependence on oil.
o For the benefit of various target groups of petroleum products, PCRA
has developed literature containing simple ready to implement
conservation tips and techniques.
o Special low cost green leaflets have also been developed to educate the
masses on the ill effects of pollution caused due to incomplete
combustion and its impact on health.
2. Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana has achieved the 5-crore mark.
• Through PMUY, initially, 5 crore BPL households were targeted for providing
deposit free LPG connections to BPL households by 31st March, 2019.
• In a record time of 28 months for its launch, PMUY achieved the initial target of
providing 5 crores LPG connection to BPL households.
• In 2018, considering the huge success of the Scheme, target was revised to 8
crores with budgetary allocation of Rs 12,800 crore.
• Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana aims to provide LPG (liquefied petroleum gas) connections to poor households.
• Who is eligible? Under the scheme, an adult woman member of a below
poverty line family identified through the Socio-Economic Caste Census (SECC) is given a deposit-free LPG connection with financial assistance of Rs 1,600 per connection by the Centre.
• Identification of households: Eligible households will be identified in
consultation with state governments and Union territories.
• The scheme is being implemented by the Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas.
• This is the first time in the history of the country that the Ministry of Petroleum
and Natural Gas implementing welfare scheme benefitting crores of women
belonging to the poorest households.
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